The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1887-02-17

Brown; Treas, Emma stroup; Chap. Laura B.
Stoddard; G., Linda Hunt; Con, Jennie Hunt.
Washington TERRITORY. installed the officers OF
Stevens Corps, No. l. of Seattle following Post in
stalatou, and the Corps was greatly cOmplimented
by the Commander on the fine manner in which il
was performed. At the last meeting of the Corps
memorial services were held in honor Of the sol
diers' best friend, Gen. Logan.
Shiloh Field Post and Corps, ElI<hart Ind, held
a notable Campfire on the evening of Dec. %, upon
which occasion a handsome memorial volume, with
beautiful photographic pages. was presented by the
Corps and citizens of Elkhart TO the Post. The
military records of members will be engrossed
therein. The Hon. Mr.. Hubbell made an eloquent
presentation speech, which responded to by
COmrade Il. II. Myers IN a touching manner. Mrs.
Beckley, Post Chaplain, read an original poem;
then came n great surprise, when Mrs. Hart re-
firing Corps President, and the ladies of her COM
mittee came forward and presented the Post with a
beautiful silk banner. Commander Stuck accepting
for the Post At joint installation Jan. Alice L.
Griffin installed the Corps officers follows: Pres
ident Mary Titus; ;. V.-P, Denna Sanders; j. "
p, Annie NJ Stanley; Sec. Mary Z. Drake Treas,
Sadie DAWSON; Chap, Rosetta BecSley; Con-,
Eliz. stevens; G., Martha Lusker; A. c., Laura
Switzer; A. c., Sarah Allison.
Officers of Hobby Corps, No. T. Department OF
Connecticut, Stanford, publicly installed by Lucy
VI. Toms Department Counselor, in presence OF
Hobby Post and citizens, and Fowler Post and
Corps, Of South Norwalk. During the evening
Commander Daily was presented with suit OF
blue and Post % with an installation cake. Much
merrment was caused by the presentation of q
cake to Commander Daily by Mrs. Toms of a cake
given her by Fowler Corps and Mrs. Hoyt the pre-
vious evening Commander Daily, on being asked
TO cut it. was very much surprised 20 find it was
made of wood. The cake was then passed to Nor
walk and Bridgeport, and it is hard to say where
the wonderful cake will end its journey. One
hundred and fifty guests sat down TO the bountifu
tables of Corps Z. Mary A. HOyt, Assistant Score
tary; Sarah @. Nichols, Department President
New York and Mrs. SHEPPARD of Seneca Falls
were among the guests present at the reception
rendered to Commander-in-Ch Chief Fairchild by the
GAR. at Rome, y. \. she made a few graceful
remarks eOmplimenting Gen. Fairchild, and Com
mander Sayle5, of Sl<ilen Post, as among the faith
full friends Of the GAR.
We are indebted to Maggie Monroe, Department
Secretary of Iowa, and one of the stanchest snC
truest officers of the W.RC., for very attractive
report of the third Department Convention, held a
Sioux City, 1886.
wadhams Post and Corps, Waterbury, Conn.
held a Joint installation and supper, Mrs. Eliz
KiefTer Past Department President, acting as In
stalling Officer. President Matte Brown; 5. ".
p. Annie Holt; j. V-P., Mrs. French; Sec, Matte
Russell; Treas, Mrs. Gaunt; Chap, Mrs. Smith
| Con- Mrs M. J. Meserole; A. c., Nellie Plat G..
Mrs. Whiteman.
, Mrs T. b. Knight, Past President. Garfield Corps
| Red Cloud Neb., writes of visit to Grand Isant
| at Department Headquarters, and represents Mrs
Bone Department President, as doing good woTl
| in the State. Mrs. Knight on her trip organized
| Corps at COsad the first in Dawson County. Fol
| lowing are the officers of Garfield Corps, No. II
| Red Cloud: President Carrie West; 8. V.-P., Lin
/ Leayitt: j. V-P, Mrs. Pond; Treas, Mrs. A. No
/ Witt; Chap. Mrs. E. b. Knight; Con-, Belle Mil
/ Ter; Co. Mrs. Kessler.
| The fourth Convention of the Department Q